The 2013 "indie" videogame revolution

If you play only one game this year, make it one from this list...

Art? Emotion? Intelligence? If you want proof that videogames can provide all three and far more, the burgeoning "indie" scene provided plenty of evidence this year. While mainstream games-makers continue to choose to drive towards photorealistic graphics at the expense of all other elements, independent games makers built on the success and critical acclaim of titles in the last few years, such as Minecraft, Fez and Braid, to innovate in narrative form, emotional response and interactive play.

If you want to experience gaming as an artform, if you want to interact in new ways with media, these are 2013's finest...

Kentucky Route Zero Act II – Carboard Computer continued to blur the line between games and art with the second part of their magical realist road trip. Stuart Houghton